The original high-tech incubator
SRI in the 1970s
The Stanford Research Institute (SRI) is founded by the trustees of Stanford University as a non-profit contract research organization. Its mission is to provide technical support for regional economic development. SRI establishes research capabilities in chemicals, energy, electronics, mechanical engineering, and biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. In 1970, after the Stanford faculty and student body protest SRI’s involvement in defense-related research, the institute formally separates from the university and is incorporated as an independent non-profit organization. Shortly thereafter, SRI becomes a scientific home to molecular biologists, including two, David Goeddel and Dennis Kleid, who will soon depart to join a new biotechnology company called Genentech.
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The Stanford Research Institute (SRI)
